Pilots and Planes 3


	Steve Bennett - Logan Lake, British Columbia - Canada M.A.A.C. # 58900 Started in the hobby in 1997. WW1 in 1999 1/4 scale Fokker E-III Eindecker. Scratch built Balsa USA .90 Eindecker High Country Flyers of Kamloops, B.C. EMail Steve: brenste@telus.net Yahoo Messenger ID: sflyer45.

	Brent Snoddy - Hebron, IN - USA "I have been fascinated with WWI aircraft as long as I can remember. Was an avid scale modeler of WWI aircraft dioramas. Decided this year to finally get into Scale (or semi) RC flying. Can’t wait to engage in formation and simulated combat with other folks at the clubs I fly at". AMA # 832426 Started in hobby, 2005, WW1 or Vintage, 2005 Great Planes Fokker DR -1 Recovered in flat black fabric Coverite Great Planes Fokker DR-1 #2 Yep, it's the red one, but plan on changing covering soon Modeltech SE5A (pic coming soon) Thorn Creek R/C Club Future Plans: SR Batteries Eindecker or another WWI Giant Scale Email Brent - calibrate@comcast.net

	Joe (Ballgunner) Wells - Payson, Arizona - USA "I enjoy WWI modeling and aviation history. Growing up in the 30's there was no WWII yet, and aviation was golden because of all the advances being made and Lindbergh made history. I enjoy vintage models because that's what I flew when they were not vintage but state of the art. Real WWI aircraft were still flying around to be seen. The people who flew them or any other aircraft were all daredevils and that appealed to kids." AMA # 387073. (Joe says first number had only 4 digits) Started building rubber models in 1934 and got my first engine in '36. D-VII is (about 1/6 scale) 49" span. Started from a very bad set of plans and re did them almost completely. He considers this a designer/builder type. Rim Country Flyers of Payson, AZ (currently Newsletter Editor). My next WWI endeavor will be an electric powered Bristol M1c. I'll get the kit from Balsa USA I have a fair set of plans for a DH-2 and that will follow if I'm lucky. E-mail Joe - ryefly_1@msn.com

	James (Jim) Stanton Millington, Tennessee- USA "I just love to watch a WW1 bird fly through the air. It is the reason I got into vintage aircraft. The 3d and stunt planes have there place, but nothing looks or sounds better in the sky as a scale WW1 bird with a good 4 stroke engine". AMA # 738709 Started in hobby, 1960. WW, 2003 Dynaflite SE-5a 1/5 Scale Millington Barnstormers Future plans : Balsa USA Eindecker & Sopwith PUP: Flair Fokker D-VII & FunAero Albatross Email Jim at jstanton@bigriver.net

	Dan Schmidt - Apple Valley , Minnesota - USA AMA#- 390737 Started in hobby 1977, Scale-1990 Scratch built 1917 Pfalz D-IIIa in 1/4 scale Tri Valley RC, and Scale Flyer's of Minnesota Email Dan - flyingdms@usfamily.net

	Jay Wiley - Hallowell, Maine - USA I have always loved WWI aircraft and biplanes especially. There's nothing like the sound of the wind in the wires. I even have CD's of aircraft sounds that include rotary and inline engines from WWI and WWII. Great stuff AMA # 584816 Has been around control line and R/C through his brother and father for over 35 years. Started flying R/C in 1992. WWI in 2000. BUSA 80" Span Eindecker E-III Top Flight 1/6 scale SE5a Kennebec Valley Model Aviators Brunswick Area Modelers. Topsham Maine Future plans: Fokker Dr. 7 in a scale that the Saito 80 will fly. Email Jay - jwiley@southworthproducts.com or jaywiley@gwi.net

	Bobby Poston - Mt. Juliet, Tennessee- USA The enjoyment of trying my best to duplicate scale flight! AMA # - 218915 Started in hobby, 1987. WW1 in 2004 1/4 scale Fokker D-VIII, Glenn Torrance Models Scale Confederate Air Farce Giant Scale Warbirds Association (Bobby's the Commander) Future project: Balsa USA Dr-1, using a GTM cockpit kit and cowl, (really adds a nice touch to the model). E-Mail Bobby

	JD Concoby - Pea Ridge, Arkansas - USA AMA #741283 !/4 scale Sopwith Pup - Balsa USA

	Dale Locander - Rogers, Arkansas - USA AMA #584892 IMAA #27884 1/4 Scale ZIROLI DR1 1/3 scale DR-1 Scratch built form Ron Weiss plans 1/2 scale Dr1 (yes... 1/2 scale!) E-Mail Dale llddl@sbcglobal.net

	Barry "bbowman" Bowman - Cherokee Village, Arkansas - USA "I enjoy flying all types of scale aircraft, but there is something about the WWI and Golden Age aircraft that especially appeal to me. I appreciate the beauty of the wire and cloth construction and the grace with which they fly. I enjoy detailing the models and not having to fiddle with retracts, flaps and 100 mph landing speeds." AMA# 182152. Building R/C models since 1974. WW1/Vintage since around 1985. 1/4 scale Nieuport 17, from Balsa USA . I’ve bought a set of John Tanzer’s Sopwith Camel plans, that appeared in Model Airplane News. I am considering modifying them and building a camel for this winter’s project. I’ll probably do that, or build another Balsa USA kit. Spring River Model Club MSN Messenger E-Mail Barry

	Russ Kuhn "Tommy Tailspin" - Columbus, Indiana - USA "My interest in the "Nieuport Project" is not so much the thought of chivalry, derring-do, wind-in-the-wires images that normally come to mind when speaking of WW1. I had never built or flown a scale bi=plane before, so the idea of something I hadn't tried before sounded good. I am also interested in what we can do as a group, such as dog fighting, formation flying and other demonstrations at area fly-ins. AMA # 53855 Flying R/C since 1966, WW1 since 2003 1/4 Scale Nieuport 17bis (Scratch-A-Plane plans) BUSA .90 Eindecker On the board: Morane Salnier L, kit-bashed from BUSA Eindecker More on Russ and the Nieuport Project

	Steve Percifield " Sir Percy" - Noblesville, Indiana - USA "To me, early aviation and WWI are the roots of aviation. Look at all the deversity in the designs. Each was someone's idea of what would fly, the basics. They would get in these wired together machines and fly them. That's what aviation is about, not the flying computers of today". AMA #31487 Flying R/C since 1965, WWI since 2003 Fokker D-VIII, Balsa USA Kit, 1/4 scale Junkers CL-1 (Scratch built by Billy Thompson) Bristol M1c - (Balsa USA) 1/5 scale SE5A Dynaflight Kit, 1/5 scale, 60" wingspan, OS .90 FS power, Multiplex radio On the bench: SR Batteries 1/4 scale Eindecker, G-26 power, Balsa USA .40 size Taube, Possibly a 1/3 scale blow up of the Dynaflight SE5A Lebanon Aeronuts Email Steve

	Stan Durnal "sdurnal" - Columbus, Indiana - USA "I'm hooked on warbirds, this is the first of the WW1 fleet" AMA # 562415 IMAA 25392 Soloed in 1996, started WW1 in 2004. Dynaflite S.E.5a built in 2004, Moderator for "Beginners Forum" on RC Hangout and senior member of TorqueRoll. Johnson Co R/C Flyers, Atterbury Flying Aces. Email Stan
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